Guo B., Ghalambor A. Natural Gas Engineering Handbook

2nd edition. — Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas, 2012. XX, 472 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-933-762-21-8.The demand for energy consumption is increasing rapidly. To avoid the impending energy crunch, more producers are switching from oil to gas. While natural gas engineering is well documented through many sources, the computer applications that provide a crucial role in engineering design and analysis are not well published, and emerging technologies, such as shale gas drilling, are generating more advanced applications for engineers to utilize on the job. To keep producers updated, Boyun Guo and Ali Ghalambor have enhanced their best-selling manual, Natural Gas Engineering Handbook, to continue to provide upcoming and practicing engineers the full scope of natural gas engineering with a computer assisted approach.List of Spreadsheet Programs
Spreadsheet Programs and Functions
List of NomenclatureWhat Is Natural Gas?
Utilization of Natural Gas
Natural Gas Industry
Natural Gas Reserves
Types of Natural Gas Resources
Future of the Natural Gas IndustryProperties of Natural GasSpecific Gravity
Pseudocritical Properties
scosity
Compressibility Factor
Gas Density
Formation Volume Factor and Expansion Factor
Compressibility of Natural Gas
Real Gas Pseudopressure
Real Gas Normalized PressureGas Reservoir DeliverabilityAnalytical Methods
Empirical Methods
Construction of Inflow Performance Relationship Curve
Horizontal Wells
Multi-Fractured Horizontal Wells
Shale Gas Wells
Well Deliverability Testing
Flow-After-Flow Test
Isochronal Test
Modified Isochronal TestWellbore PerformanceSingle-Phase Gas Well
The Average Temperature and Compressibility Factor Method
The Cullender and Smith Method
Mist Flow in Gas WellsChoke PerformanceSonic and Subsonic Flow
Dry Gas Flow through Chokes
Subsonic Flow
Sonic Flow
Temperature at Choke
Applications
Wet Gas Flow through ChokesWell DeliverabilityNodal Analysis
Analysis with the Bottom Hole Node
Analysis with Wellhead Node
Production ForecastSeparationSeparation of Gas and Liquids
Principles of Separation
Types of Separators
Factors Affecting Separation
Separator Design
Stage Separation
Flash Calculation
Low-Temperature SeparationDehydrationDehydration of Natural Gas
Water Content of Natural Gas Streams
Dehydration Systems
Glycol Dehydrator Design
Removal of Acid Gases
Iron-Sponge Sweetening
Alkanolamine Sweetening
Glycol/Amine Process
Sulfinol ProcessCompression and CoolingTypes of Compressors
Selection of Reciprocating Compressors
Volumetric Efficiency
Stage Compression
sentropic Horsepower
Selection of Centrifugal Compressors
Selection of Rotary BlowersVolumetric MeasurementMeasurement with Orifice Meters
Orifice Equation
Recording Charts
Computation of Volumes
Selection of Orifice Meter
Other Methods of Measurement
Displacement Metering
Turbine Meter
Elbow Meter
Natural Gas Liquid MeasurementTransportationPipeline Design
Sizing Pipelines
Pipeline Wall Thickness
Transportation of LNGSpecial ProblemsLiquid Loading on Gas Wells
Turner’s Method
Guo’s Method
Comparison of Methods
Solutions to the Liquid Loading Problem
Hydrate Control
Hydrate-Forming Conditions
Preventing Hydrate Formation
Pipeline Cleaning
Pigging System
Selection of Pigs
Major Applications
Pigging Procedure
A Pseudopressures of Sweet Natural Gases
B Normalized Pressures of Sweet Natural Gases
C Orifice Meter Tables for Natural Gas
D The Minimum Gas Production Rate for Water Removal in Gas Wells
E The Minimum Gas Production Rate for Condensate
Removal in Gas Wells
F Mathematical Model for Obtaining Correction Factor Fg